Daily Archives: November 17, 2008

Scientists set out to discover new drugs and biofuels enzymes in tropical seas

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Biopact. The National Institutes of Health has awarded $4 million to a group of Philippine and American scientists led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to aid in the discovery of new molecules and … Continue reading →

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The Plastic Bag: To Re-Use or Not to Re-Use

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. The Wall Street Journal ran a fascinating piece a couple of weeks ago on the emergence of the reusable bag as the go-to green choice of retailers nationwide – and the eco-disaster these … Continue reading →

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Mongo, Freegan and Dumpster Dive: Continuing The Life Cycle of "Junk"

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainablog. Fellow sustainablogger Robin Shreeves recently wrote a great and helpful post — Your Trash Just Doesn’t Disappear, Stupid! (Or How To Make Sure Useful Things Stay Out of Landfills) — that touches on a … Continue reading →

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Sustaining what, and for whom?

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Grist. In her new book Green Inc., Christine MacDonald argues that that large environmental NGOs have compromised their agendas in exchange for corporate cash. (See Mark Pawlosky’s recent review of Green Inc. for Grist.) I … Continue reading →

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Not Always Easy Buying Recycled

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at the Temas Blog. The basic idea was straightforward: stimulate recycling by requiring all state agencies, entities and offices to buy only paper products with high recycled content (50%). That was the requirement set by a … Continue reading →

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Flame Retardant Furniture Gives Californians Twice National Average Of PBDEs

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Scientific Blogging. Efforts to make furniture less flammable have given residents of California higher blood levels of potentially toxic flame retardants called PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) – nearly twice the national average, scientists from Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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The CEC's "Annotated Bibliography" on Environmental Impacts of Biofuels

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at the Temas Blog. Normally I would not stick an annotated bibliography in the Temas Recommended Reading List, much less do a review of the “bibliography.”  But the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Agriculture in practice: the benefits of grass-fed cattle and beef

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Environmentalists have long derided the methods that have come to be standard practice for American ranchers and farmers. Over-reliant on water, fossil fuels, large equipment, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides — many of … Continue reading →

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Eco-friendly books run the gamut of green

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in USA Today. America is deep into green: You can wear green fashion, carry a green bag and dab your face with green makeup. You can hire a green architect to design your green house, walk … Continue reading →

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Saving electricity one data center at at time

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post in the Official Google Blog. Hundreds of millions of users access our services through the web, and this traffic requires lots of computers. We strive to offer great Internet services while taking our energy use very … Continue reading →

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